Types of lists
IBM® TRIRIGA® provides lists of predefined values for many fields in the user interface. These lists contain valid data and you can select the required value from a list. You can improve data integrity by restricting users to select approved values from a list for entry into a field. Lists ensure that information is relevant, consistent, and correctly entered.
You can use the List Manager to create and manage radio button lists, drop-down lists of static values, dynamic lists derived from values in the database, and dependent lists.
In the List Manager, you can organize lists by the menu with which they are associated. For example, the Project menu has lists like project type, project business object type, project transaction type, severity, and work order type.
- Static List
- A Static list contains values that are fixed and do not change often, for example, states, colors, countries.
- Dependent List
- Dependent lists consist of two static lists, one parent list and one or more child lists. For example, a business object contains two list fields named Country and State. If the State list is defined as a dependent list, the list of values available for the State field is dependent on the Country selected.
- Dynamic List
- Dynamic lists are directly tied to a business object. For example, a new model number in a business object in the Asset menu. As new models are received, they are entered into the Asset business object. These model numbers are immediately available in a Model list that is used with a Parts Request form. You do not need to manually specify the new model numbers in the Parts Request form because the Model list was dynamically created from the Asset business object.